After a close six point loss to Clements (Alabama)) in the Ardmore Thanksgiving Tournament, a trip to Columbia to take on Zion Christian Academy (0-3) was just what the doctor ordered for Cornersville. The Lady Bulldogs (1-3) jumped out to a 46-8 halftime lead before a running clock in the second half ended the blowout with a 75-23 win for the maroon and white. more

The Cornersville boy's squad traveled to Columbia on Wednesday night to face an undefeated Zion Christian (3-0) squad with its last chance at a non-conference win before the district schedule begins next week. And the Bulldogs (0-4) looked ready to accomplish that feat for the better part of the game before falling apart late in the third quarter for the 69 -51 loss... more

The Marshall County High School hoops squads made its annual trek to neighboring Lincoln County Tuesday night and the hometown Falcons came away with a sweep. The Tigerettes (3-2) fell 50-38 after leading early and the Tigers (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season as the Falcons took an easy 80-57 win. Leah Hollingsworth had 18 points, tying Lincoln County's Lauren Bradley for game-high scoring honors in the Tigerettes loss. more

The Marshall County girls and boys bowling teams returned home on Wednesday night for match number twelve against Santa Fe. And with twelve seniors, the teams gave the Wildcats all they could handle with the girls notching a convincing 23-4 win by beating Santa Fe in all three matches by a 2408-1900 score and the boys improving in each frame, but ultimately losing 16-11 by a score of 2963-2892. more

Sports isn't a perfect world, there are many negative aspects that make it seem cold and self-centric, yet time after time there are those instances of sport making life's challenges a little bit better. One of those better places was founded right here in Chapel Hill six years ago when longtime wrestling advocate Austin Montgomery saw a need, planted a seed and made it grow into the Marshall County Wrestling Club (MCWC). more

The FMS basketball teams picked up where they left off before the Thanksgiving holiday break, staying on their winning ways with a sweep over MTCS Monday night at Chapel Hill. The Lady Rockets (15-0) demolished the Lady Cougars 31-13 to remain unbeaten on the season, while the Rockets (7-8) moved closer to the .500 mark with a tough 41-35 win over the Cougars. more

The Forrest Lady Rockets turned some heads around the mid-state on Wednesday night not just by beating 3A powerhouse Dickson County, but by beating the Lady Cougars soundly by eight points in a game Forrest led for the majority of the second half. The Lady Rockets (3-1), plagued by inconsistencies during last season's disappointing 18-15 campaign, beat a Dickson County (4-1) team 63-55 that finished 2015-16 in the 3A state quarterfinals with a 29-4 record. more

he Marshall County Tigerettes are 3-1, yes you heard it right, 3-1. Lewisburg had not started off with that record since the 2009 season and the two wins is double what they won all of last year. The storied program that holds four state titles with the last coming in 2007-2008 had fallen on hard times, suffering six seasons without a winning record. David Steely, the coach of the 2007-2008 Class AA title team couldn't take it anymore and has returned to the bench with his father Donald by his side with hopes of guiding the program back to prominence. more

Marshall County High School senior Cain McWilliams' only year on the Tigers' squad turned into a huge success as the MTSU signee was named as the 2016 Tennessee Titans Class 4A Mr. Football Lineman of the Year runner-up at the ceremony Monday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. "It was an honor to be named a finalist for Mr. Football and I'm just blessed to be up there with those guys, I just came up a little bit short," McWilliams said. more

A second straight magical season came to a close Friday night at Lewisburg in heart breaking fashion as the Tigers lost a close 31-24 contest to upstart Knoxville Central after taking a 21-3 lead early on. The Tigers jumped out to a 21-3 lead before the Bobcats closed the gap to 24-17 at halftime. more

The Forrest hoops squads opened the 2016 campaign at Chapel Hill in a Hall of Champions matchup versus Lincoln County Thursday night and both teams lost close games with the Lady Rockets falling 46-41, while the Rockets went down 63-57. The Lady Rockets had a poor first half, scoring just 13 points compared to 34 for the Lady Falcons. Foul trouble caused Forrest to shuffle players in early and by game's end, Lincoln County had converted 18-of-34 from the free throw line, while the Lady Rockets went 8-for-13 in the contest. more

For the second season in a row, the Marion County Warriors handed the Forrest Rockets a season ending loss on their home turf at Murrey E. Holton Memorial Field in Chapel Hill. And for the second time, it wasn't close. In a dominating performance, the Warriors outgained the Rockets on offense 435-to-181 and won in a landslide 55-14. "That was not the way we wanted it to go tonight," Forrest coach Brent Johns said. "It was good a good start and at halftime we were still OK." more

For the second time in as many seasons, the Tigers are moving on to the state semi-finals with a shot at the ultimate prize--a berth in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's state finals and a chance to bring the gold ball back to Lewisburg for the first time since 1984. Last season, Marshall County came up one game short of the finals appearance after falling 54-35 to eventual state champion Knoxville Catholic, but this time the Tigers have the advantage of taking on surprise semifinalist Knoxville Central (11-2) in front of a rowdy home crowd at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg Friday night. more

ith a state semi-final berth on the line Marshall County handled the much anticipated rematch with Spring Hill just as the Tigers had the previous two playoff opponents--with a dominating win in all phases of the game. And minus one long run in the first quarter to keep things close initially and another score with the second team defense in the game, the Tigers held the Raiders in check for a dominating 53-13 triumph. more

Wednesday, November 23 9:00 Lincoln County vs. Nolensville 10:30 Community vs. Mt. Pleasant 12:00 Creek Wood vs. Marshall County 1:30 Summertown vs. Giles County 3:00 Cascade vs. Creek Wood 4:30 Summertown vs. Cascade BOYS 6:00 Forrest vs. Dickson County... more

Big things are expected from the Lady Bulldogs after nearly winning the district title in 2015-16 with a 10-4 record and advancing to region tournament before falling to state tournament qualifier Perry County to end the season. Cornersville, which returns four starters and the first five off the bench for the 2016-17 season traveled to Eagleville Tuesday night to try and forget the 0-6 start of the previous season, but despite cutting a big, early Lady Eagles' lead to eight points heading into the final frame, the maroon and white went cold from the field en route to a 44-23 loss. more

The Cornersville boys traveled to Eagleville on Tuesday night to kick off the season in a Hall of Champions game, looking to bounce back after a 1-22 season in 2015-16 with a new coach Matt Hagan at the helm. Eagleville also looked to build on a less than stellar 2015-16 season that ended with a loss in the first round of the district tournament and a 12-13 record. Cornersville proved that the rebuilding process could be a long road as the Eagles jumped out to 53-18 halftime lead and ultimately won going away 77-46, but coach Hagan was able to find a few bright spots in the tough opening loss. more

Marshall County High School senior Cain McWilliams was named as a finalist for the 2016 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Class 4A Lineman of the Year Award Tuesday by the TSSAA. McWilliams and the Tigers (11-1) host Spring Hill (7-5) Friday night at Preston Hopkins Field in Lewisburg in a Class 4A quarterfinal contest. more

It's late eight time on the gridiron this week as the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association's quarterfinal round commences Friday night and the Forrest Rockets are on board for the first time in the school's history. Forrest (11-1) is riding a surging wave of emotion heading in to the contest with back-to-back come from behind wins, including last week's insane 16-13 triumph over Meigs County... more